November/December 2025

Clambakes and Clinical Pearls at Nantucket Retina

This meeting is gearing up to celebrate 40 years of education.

Donald J. D’Amico, MD

Formulation Matters: New Data Demonstrates Qlosi is Pupil Selective

In a study, which utilized images captured with two specialized anterior-segment OCT devices, pilocarpine was shown to have a dose-dependent effect on pupil diameter.

A Case of PEHCR

Considerations for managing this rare chorioretinal degenerative disease.

Suraj D. Desai, BS; Rishabh Gupta, MD; Fred G. Crawford, MD; and Mathew W. MacCumber, MD, PhD

Clinic Efficiency As a Young Vitreoretinal Surgeon

Here’s how to be efficient while also providing excellent patient care.

Theo Bowe, MD; Allen C. Ho, MD; Sunir J. Garg, MD, FACS; and Omesh P. Gupta, MD, MBA

26th Annual AVTT Symposium and Fellows’ Course: A Summary

Top-notch faculty provided clinical pearls, career and wellness advice, and a wet lab experience.

Christopher Chung, MD, MS, and James Winebrake, MD

The Pipeline: TL;DR

Allen C. Ho, MD, and Robert L. Avery, MD

MEE Vitrectomy Course: A Primer for New Fellows

This popular 2-day meeting provides a hands-on introduction to core concepts in vitreoretinal surgery.

Marta Stevanovic, MD, MSc; Elizabeth J. Rossin, MD, PhD; Nimesh A. Patel, MD; and John B. Miller, MD

The Need for Novel Intraocular Tamponade Agents

Surgical, diagnostic, and environmental considerations of standard tamponades reveal the potential benefits of a better solution.

Mario Romano, MD, PhD; Robert L. Avery, MD; David A. Eichenbaum, MD; and Anat Loewenstein, MD

Advances in Therapy for Diabetic Eye Disease

The pipeline is rich with therapies that promise reduced treatment burden and improved efficacy.

Alicia H. Chen, MD; Jacob Holland, BS; and Sally S. Ong, MD

Trials and Innovations in Geographic Atrophy Therapy

Novel mechanisms of action and delivery methods hold promise for patients with dry AMD.

James M. Harris, MD, PhD, and Eleonora M. Lad, MD, PhD

Anti-VEGF and Beyond: Expanding Therapeutic Options for Wet AMD

A 2025 review of clinical trials evaluating novel therapies for wet AMD.

Matthew Elitt, MD, PhD; Pariyamon Thaprawat, BS; and Nita Valikodath, MD, MS

Treating Uveitis Today and Tomorrow

Many novel therapies are under investigation to treat noninfectious uveitis and uveitic macular edema.

Yesde Esther Son, MD, PhD, and Tedi Begaj, MD

Optogenetics: Bringing Light to the Blind

A primer on the mechanism of action and what’s in the pipeline.

Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD

Robotics in Retinal Surgery: Recent Advances and Applications

Researchers are making strides to integrate new tools to help surgeons in the OR.

Shima Dehghani, MD; Anahita Zabihi, MD; and Eileen S. Hwang, MD, PhD

Differentiating RD TYPES: A Case for Ocular Imaging

OCT helped us identify and manage a case of exudative retinal detachment.

Zhuojun Guo, MD, PhD; Ahmed Shakarchi, MD, MPH; and Sami Uwaydat, MD

Choroidal Metastasis From Lung Adenocarcinoma

Diagnosis of choroidal malignancy should prompt a workup for systemic disease in patients with no known history of cancer.

Weilin Song, MD; Julie K. Kwon, MD; Basil K. Williams Jr, MD; and Jayanth Sridhar, MD

Update On Sickle Cell Retinopathy Management

Here’s where we are—and where my research shows we could be going.

Jennifer I. Lim, MD

Retinectomy for TRD/RRD With PDR and Cataract

Remain adaptable in your surgical planning for such highly complex cases.

Adriana P. Pérez Negrón, BS, and María H. Berrocal, MD